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FZNT25 KNHC 110918
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT E OF THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS ALONG
23N WILL SINK SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON THU. A GALE CENTER
ACROSS W ATLC WILL PASS JUST NE OF BERMUDA TODAY...INCREASING
NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS E OF THE BAHAMAS AND GENERATING
LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS. A NEW
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF 75W AND E
OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF BAHAMAS W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
TONIGHT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
PRIMARILY N OF 27N AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N EXCEPT E
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 24N. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BAHAMA
CHANNEL W OF GRAND BAHAMA. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 20N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY E OF 70W.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT ACROSS EASTERN BAHAMAS AND SE
WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW
PART. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN
GULF WILL BE MAINTAINED BY HIGH PRES THAT WILL MEANDER OVER
THE NE GULF THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY S AND WEAKEN BY
FRI NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
SAT MORNING AND REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA BAY TO NE MEXICO
SUN MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 88W S TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE NE
CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL SLOWLY
MOVE SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU WHEN IT WILL MERGE
WITH THE OLD FRONTAL TROUGH. FRESH EASTERLIES ARE EXPECTED IN
THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E 5 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF
19N AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
IN LEE OF CUBA.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
W OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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